The Book of Mormon

1 Nephi 4:7

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~600 BC

1830 Edition

Nevertheless I went forth, and as I came near unto the house of Laban, I beheld a man, and he had fallen to the earth before me, for he was drunken with wine.

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Judith 13:2 (KJV)
And Judith was left alone in the tent, and Holofernes lying alone upon his bed: for he was filled with wine.

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Nevertheless I went forth, and as I came near unto the house of Laban, I beheld a man, and he had fallen to the earth before me, for he was drunken with wine.

Simple English

But I went forward. As I got close to Laban’s house, I saw a man. He had fallen on the ground in front of me. He was drunk with wine.

Paraphrase

I kept walking. Near Laban’s house, I saw a man sprawled on the ground in front of me, completely drunk.

Notes

4:7-8

Parallel: In both cases the wicked man was delivered into the hands of the Lord (see Judith 13:2). In both cases the wicked man was drunk (see Judith 13:2). In both cases the servant of the Lord took hold of the wicked man's weapon (see Judith 13:6). Both Laban and Heliodorus were brought to the ground so they could not thwart the work of the Lord (see 2 Maccabees 3:27).

For other parallels, please see: 1 Nephi 1:1, 1 Nephi 1:2, 1 Nephi 1:17, 1 Nephi 4:20-24, 1 Nephi 2:4-6, 1 Nephi 3:3, 1 Nephi 3:16, 1 Nephi 3:25, 1 Nephi 3:31, 1 Nephi 4:1-2, 1 Nephi 4:4-5, 1 Nephi 4:7-9, 1 Nephi 4:18, 1 Nephi 4:19-24 & 38, 1 Nephi 4:20, 1 Nephi 4:27, 1 Nephi 5:9, 1 Nephi 13:40, 2 Nephi 5:8, Mosiah 10:13, 4 Nephi 1:31.

For a full note on the use of the Apocrypha, please see the annotation at 1 Nephi 1:1.